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Sport Confidential: Wests Tigers weigh up next move with Leilua brothers Rugby League by Michael Carayannis and Jamie Pandaram 16th Apr 2021 10:24 AM Premium Content Subscriber only Wests Tigers will begin negotiations to extend back-rower Luciano Leilua's contract but the future of his brother Joey is a little more unclear. The younger Leilua is contracted at the Tigers until at least the end of next year but the club want to ensure the 24-year-old commits to the club long-term. Luciano has been a revelation for the Tigers s...

How the NRL fixed the concussion problem A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size In the face of widespread concerns over the NRL’s 2021 rule changes contributing to a plague of injuries, CEO Andrew Abdo met with club officials last week to placate their concerns. As reported by the Daily Telegraph, Abdo presented injury statistics which, among other things, revealed that after four rounds of the 2021 season, just 12 concussion-related injuries had incurred, whereas the preceding three-year average was eight....

2021 NRL season: Round 6 preview A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size We are a fifth into the season and several things are still very clear: the Panthers are the team to catch, the Storm, Rabbitohs and Roosters are still contenders, while another long season could loom large for the Broncos, Cowboys and Bulldogs. In fact, what threatens to be the biggest mismatch of the season will kick off Round 6 of the NRL, with the undefeated Panthers flying north to face the reigning wooden spooners, the Broncos, at Su...

Storm centre Brenko Lee could be called up for his first match of the year against the Roosters on Friday after having successfully returned from a hamstring injury via the Queensland Cup last week. Manly have confirmed that star fullback Tom Trbojevic has done enough team training to finally come back from his own hamstring issue in their match against the Titans on Saturday. Rabbitohs prop Liam Knight was sidelined indefinitely with ongoing concussion symptoms since the pre-season Charity Shield but has been included in the extended squad to face Wests Tigers. Episode 7 - Brad Fittler Br...

The Dragons have been the surprise packet of the opening five rounds, recovering from a Charity Shield belting and a first-up loss to the Sharks to put together four wins on the bounce but do they have what it takes to play finals footy.